Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, May 27, 2025. And we begin with SpaceX, no doubt, hoping the third time is the charm for its massive starship rocket. After two recent explosions that rain debris down over the Caribbean and parts of Florida, the company is set to launch again from Texas tonight

at 6.30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The Federal Aviation Administration gave the green light for the

attempt after investigating the two previous failures. The massive rocket is key to SpaceX founder Elon

Musk's long-term vision of colonizing Mars.

Tonight's liftoff, if it happens, will be the ninth test flight of Starship.

The last two ended in failure because of a propellant leak in one instance and a rapid engine malfunction that caused the vehicle to tumble uncontrollably in the other.

Musk responded to the failures with a comment.

Rockets are hard. Texas is the latest state poised to enact a full ban on social media for kids

and young teens. If enacted, that bill would bar every Texas resident under 18 from signing up for and using a social media platform.

Numerous studies have shown that social media use causes stress and depression, particularly among young people.

The Texas bill would use public or private records to verify the age of every person who attempts to create an account. The Texas House has

passed the bill and the state Senate is expected to follow suit in about a week. Utah was the first

state to pass similar legislation for users under 18, but they do allow some access with parental

consent. Florida has banned all minors younger than 14.

He's only 19, but he's already an accomplished pilot, and he's using his skills to fight cancer.

Ethan Guo is on a mission to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents,

with the goal of raising one million

dollars for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. He's doing it in honor of his cousin, who

battled stage four lymphoma and is now in remission. Yesterday, Ethan touched down in Palo Alto,

California. His next stops are Los Angeles and Cabo San Lucas. Then he'll head to South

America before ending in Antarctica. He's faced harsh weather, mechanical failures, and even

detention in Myanmar. Flying a specially modified Cessna 182, he hopes to inspire young cancer patients

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